10 loathed architectures, that architects love
Between brutalism and postmodernism, and masters such as Aldo Rossi, the BBPR and the Smithsons, a journey through those buildings that have seemed controversial to everyone except architects.
The evolution of glass bricks, from Scheerbart’s utopian dreams to Renzo Piano’s Maison Hermés
Glass blocks have revolutionised the history of architecture, introducing a type of transparency that goes beyond the classic use of glass.
What is retrofitting? Six signature projects, from Torre Galfa to MVRDV
To explore the key role of retrofitting in the definition of cities, Domus has selected six contemporary projects that have spatially and energetically redeveloped obsolete buildings, giving them new functional energies and enhancing (or rewriting) their visual identity.
A Brutalist house in Portugal overlooking the forest
Experimental studio has designed a house in exposed concrete where a regular matrix is interrupted by sculptural staircases and large cantilevered terraces project out into nature.
The Italian architect who is transforming Bangkok into a contemporary art capital
Stefano R. Pansera, director of Bangkok’s Kunsthalle and Khao Yai Art Forest, shares the story behind the creation of Thailand’s two newest artistic landmarks, which have gained worldwide attention.
There is a “new” Muralla Roja, and it’s in Albania
Bofill Taller de Arquitectura overlays a pixelated geometric pattern on the landscape of the Albanian Riviera of Dhërmi, re-proposing with the Red Sol Resort the suggestions of the Muralla Roja.
Looking for the new Japanese architecture? Check Switzerland!
There is a new generation of designers and urban planners in Japan that emerged after Fukushima and the earthquake of 2011: they are currently attending the Theatre of Architecture in Mendrisio.
The new thermal baths in Milan: how the former De Montel stables have become the largest urban thermal park
On April 1, the De Montel Thermal Baths will open to the public after three years of works involving the architectural restoration of the 1920s complex designed by Paolo Vietti Violi.
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Brutalist architecture at risk: 10 projects that could disappear
From Italy to the United States, from Tunisia to Japan, we tell the story of brutalist works in a state of decay and abandonment that languish awaiting a new life (or demolition).
The secret garden of a Portuguese town hall
To make a historic municipal building accessible, Bak Gordon and RM Arquitectura created an intimate and mysterious public space, protected by the warm tones of plastered walls and vegetation.
In Athens, an apartment defined by a large central space
Oblique has transformed an old office into an apartment where movable partitions and interwoven perspectives extend the physical boundaries of the space, stimulating hybrid and creative uses.
Aerodream, the spectacular history of inflatables
Art sets the pace and architecture follows
Frederic Migayrou, curator of the exhibition “Aerodream” at the Centre Pompidou-Metz, tells us the aesthetic and social evolution of these majestic inflatable structures, from Second World War until today.
A 1960s house in Belgium preserves its brutalist character
Studio Kaai 7 transformed a dentist's office into a home through a renovation and extension project that scrupulously (and playfully) reaffirmed the brutalist character of the spaces.
Discovering the architecture of Armenia's capital Yerevan, and its Soviet modernism
Marco Menghi's photographs explore the Armenian capital, where architecture is an articulate iconographic syntax combining Soviet language and a dense repertoire of handcrafted details, ennobled by the use of local materials.